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Terranova di Sicilia

(Encyclopedia)Terranova di Sicilia: see Gela, Italy. ...

Cambio, Arnolfo di

(Encyclopedia)Cambio, Arnolfo di: see Arnolfo di Cambio. ...

Betto, Bernardino di

(Encyclopedia)Betto, Bernardino di: see Pinturicchio. ...

Buoninsegna, Duccio di

(Encyclopedia)Buoninsegna, Duccio di: see Duccio di Buoninsegna. ...

Agostino di Duccio

(Encyclopedia)Agostino di Duccio ägōstēˈnō dē do͞otˈchō [key], b. 1418, d. after 1481, Florentine sculptor. Agostino worked mainly in other parts of Italy; he carved marble narrative reliefs for the facade...

Certosa di Pavia

(Encyclopedia)Certosa di Pavia chārtôˈzä dē pävēˈä [key], former Carthusian abbey of Pavia. One of the most magnificent of all monastic structures, it has been maintained as a national monument since 1866....

Campagna di Roma

(Encyclopedia)Campagna di Roma kämpäˈnyä dē rôˈmä [key], low-lying region surrounding the city of Rome, c.800 sq mi (2,070 sq km), Campania, central Italy. A favorite residential area in Roman times, it was...

Canosa di Puglia

(Encyclopedia)Canosa di Puglia känôˈzä dē po͞oˈlyä [key], Lat. Canusium, city, Apulia, S It...

Bertoldo di Giovanni

(Encyclopedia)Bertoldo di Giovanni bārtôlˈdō dē jōvänˈnē [key], c.1420–91, Italian sculptor. A pupil and assistant to Donatello and later the teacher of Michelangelo, Bertoldo was employed by the Medici ...

Orlando, Italian form of Roland

(Encyclopedia)Orlando: see Roland.